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Management Consultant

Work Experience

Independent Management Consultant 2002 – present

Management consultant operating in the following areas:
· Manufacturing strategy and business process re-engineering
· Productivity and supply chain improvement
· Quality and compliance improvement
· Best practice benchmarking and performance measurement
· Project management: new product introduction, new facility introduction, technology transfer

QUINTILES, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland 2000 - 2002

Contract pharmaceutical research organisation, providing full range of services from research to manufacturing and packaging, all aspects of clinical trials, and subsequent commercialisation

Director of Pharmaceutical Technology Centre

Managing the large-scale clinical trials and commercial manufacturing facility. Recruited to run new business area. Various dosage forms. Responsible for all factory functions: manufacturing, packaging, warehouse, materials management, quality control. Grew from 25 to 40 staff in 12 months. £3m sales.

· Developed business strategy and identified development scenarios for operation and facility
· Grew new business from zero to establish a firm commercial base
· Introduced a structured approach to materials management and project management
· Redeveloped costing model and developed systematic process for evaluating new business in a diverse and dynamic environment
· Developed flexible working and staff competencies to manage business fluctuations

RHÔNE POULENC RORER, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire 1992 - 1999

Manufacturing and developing pharmaceuticals (formerly Fisons). £3 billion turnover. Metered dose inhalers, dry powder presentations

Operations Manager (1995 1999)

Established the requirements for a £32m new facility producing new products, incorporating full warehouse facilities. Bringing facility to operational status.

· Set manufacturing standards for facility and equipment design to contemporary industry standards utilising the principles of lean production, building in flexibility. Improved raw material conversion rate from 75% to 95%, introducing automated control systems.
· Established multifunctional operating roles. Implemented training to support transfer to production.
· Managed validation exercises and established plant readiness for successful inspection by regulatory authorities (MCA and FDA standard internal inspection).
· Utilised effective teamworking skills to overcome silo mentality of functional groups on project team (engineering, development and QA) and achieve agreement on many contentious issues.
· Led teamworking in managing successful transfer to Operations.

Production Manager (1992 to 1995)

Headhunted to manage 120 strong department responsible for £300m sales in turnaround situation. 18 million units per annum. £3m operating budget. £25m materials usage. 500 sku’s.

· Improved high-speed packing line outputs by 25-50% to achieve rated performance by resolving long term operational issues. Introduced revised line layouts and semi-automation for hand packing. Reduced headcount to 80.
· Introduced statistical process control and relevant in-process control procedures to manufacturing, filling and packing processes.
· Managed culture change to a customer focused unit where individuals accepted responsibility.
· Established effective teamworking with engineering, technical, QA and materials management to identify, prioritise and schedule improvement activity.


GLAXO, Ware, Hertfordshire 1981 - 1992

Manufacturing and developing pharmaceuticals. £4 billion turnover in 1992. Metered dose inhalers, dry powder presentations, tablets, liquids.

Project Manager (1991 to 1992)

Identification and management of projects for site transfers and process improvement.

· Managed range of projects for manufacturing and packing during period of organisational restructuring and site transfers of production lines.
· Specified packing requirements for Master Production Scheduling system

Customer Services Co-ordinator (1989 to 1991)

Broad materials management role encompassing production planning, inventory control, purchasing and packing administration. 1000 sku’s.

· Improved customer service from 70% to 97%. Managed £1m inventory.
· Managed many new product introductions.

Senior Section Head, Rotadisk (1988 to 1989)

Promoted to manage new production area with novel blister packaging processing equipment. 30 staff, blend, fill and pack process.

· Improved equipment reliability to achieve output increase from 40% of rated output to 90%.
· Introduced new machinery to support product growth rate of 100% and new market launches.
· Developed teamworking between operations, technical, QA and engineering staff.
· Reduced product cost to 30% through downtime improvements and quality improvements.




Section Head, Aerosols (1984 to 1987)

Filling and packing of metered dose aerosols. 20 million units per annum. Initially 15 staff then 80. Headhunted internally for role.

Packaging Technologist (1981 to 1984)

Managed technical projects with suppliers and internal customers to standardise and improve component supply. Worked with carton, label, plastic moulding and glass industries.

Rockware Glass, St Helens, Merseyside 1979 - 1981

Market leading glass container manufacturer. 35% UK market share.

Graduate trainee then Technical Officer, managing improvement projects

Education

MBA 1994 Open University
BSc (Hons) Biochemistry, first class, Birmingham 1979
4 A Levels (Bioloby, Chemistry, Physics, General Studies)
10 O Levels

Skills

Operations management, Man management, project management, materials management, technical management, technology transfer, new facility start up, operational improvement, PC skills (MS office, MS project)

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